The new Vanity Fair Hollywood Issue features 13 A-list actresses — and it's one of the most diverse ever

Vanity Fair Vanity Fair released the cover of its 2016 Hollywood Issue on Monday, and the stunning image features a powerhouse group of 13 actresses.

The issue's portfolio focused on presenting "raw, intimate, and honest" portraits of the actresses, explained Vanity Fair's style director, Jessica Diehl. The photos, taken by Annie Leibovitz, were "dismissive of the shackles of airbrushing and Picasso'd Photoshop manipulations."

"As much as we wanted glamour on the cover, because the Hollywood cover is, to us, an occasion, what we thought was interesting is to see them, really, as the canvas that they are to all the various characters they've played over the years, and just be very true portraits of them," Diehl said.